Momousagi and Chaton were furious. They couldn't believe Carl, who they were dragging, had still managed to free a hand to save Oars Jr. It felt like a direct insult.
The two of them immediately intensified their attacks, and Carl was forced on the defensive. He didn't fight back, simply dodging to conserve his energy. He knew he still had to face Blackbeard, and he couldn't afford to waste his strength now.
Meanwhile, Oars Jr. kept pushing forward. Fortunately, the Whitebeard Pirates had also advanced, helping to relieve some of the pressure on him. Seeing this, Moria quickly gathered shadows from the nearby Marines and used them to form a massive, black spear that he thrust toward Oars Jr.'s neck.
Suddenly, a large, blue-skinned Fish-Man leapt up. It was Jimbe, and with a powerful fist, he struck the black spear.
"Fish-Man Karate! Five Thousand Tile True Punch!"
Bang! The punch shattered the shadow spear, and the shadows instantly dispersed. The Marines whose shadows had been taken by Moria were exposed to the sunlight and crumbled to ash.
"Damn it, Jimbe! Why did you stop me from killing Oars?!" Moria roared in frustration.
"I won't let you hurt Oars, Moria!" Jimbe said, his voice firm. "If you want to get to him, you'll have to go through me first!"
Jimbe adopted a fighting stance. At this point, Moria had not yet been defeated by Luffy, so he was still arrogant and confident. How could he back down from Jimbe's challenge? He immediately summoned a large group of zombie soldiers and sent them to attack.
Jimbe, however, knew the zombies' weakness. He punched the ice in front of him, shattering it, then plunged his hands into the water to draw out a massive current.
"Vortex of the Sea!"
He unleashed the current, and it slammed into the zombie soldiers. Black smoke immediately poured from their mouths as they lost all ability to move.
Jimbe stated with a serious look, "Moria, your zombie soldiers are afraid of salt. The sea water is full of it."
Jimbei had completely overwhelmed Moria. Moria, however, was not about to give up. Since the zombies were useless, he would fight himself. He pulled out his massive scissors, broke them in half, and began attacking with incredible speed. Though he was a big, corpulent man, Moria was surprisingly agile, and his scissors struck with great force.
But Jimbe was completely unafraid. He rushed in, effortlessly dodging Moria's frantic scissor attacks. No matter how fast Moria was, Jimbe was always a step ahead.
"Crap! You're so big, but you're so fast!" Moria complained.
"You're the big one, Moria!" Jimbe shot back, annoyed. He felt like Moria was calling him fat, when he was just "plump."
Jimbe's swift movements brought him directly in front of Moria.
"Fish-Man Karate! Vagabond's Justice Fist!"
Jimbe landed a full-strength punch directly to Moria's chest. Moria coughed up blood and was sent flying backward, slamming into the ice wall. He struggled to get up but was spitting blood and had clearly lost his ability to fight.
"It seems you can't stop me, Moria." Jimbe's words were a final blow.
Moria nearly fainted from rage. Now that Jimbe was no longer a threat, Jimbe ignored him and hurried to catch up to Oars Jr.
The Marines were shocked by the fight, with many commenting on the different levels of strength among the Warlords. However, most were glad to see Moria defeated, as he had killed many of their comrades by stealing their shadows.
On the other side of the battlefield, Kuma tried to continue his attack on Oars Jr., but he was stopped by Ivankov.
"Kuma! It's me! Don't you remember me...?"
Whoosh! A laser shot from Kuma's mouth, narrowly missing Ivankov's hair. Ivankov froze in place, surprised that Kuma would actually attack him.
"Damn it, Kuma! I'm really getting mad!" Ivankov yelled. "We've known each other for a long time, but you can't do this! If you keep it up, I won't hold back!"
However, Kuma ignored him, continuing to fire lasers that forced Ivankov to dodge. Ivankov felt a pang of sadness as he thought about the time they'd spent working together. He hated the World Government and Vegapunk for what they had done to his friend, and now he was trying to figure out how to save him.
Sabo, who was in the middle of his own battle, was first relieved to see Ivankov confront Kuma. But he quickly became shocked when he realized Kuma was attacking his friend. At this point, Sabo had to accept that something was seriously wrong with the Warlord.
"Damn you! You turned him into this! I'll make you pay!" Sabo was filled with a murderous rage. His Unicorn Claws hammered Blackcage relentlessly with the Dragon Claw Fist. Blackcage was stunned by Sabo's strength, not expecting a staff officer to be so powerful. He was only able to hold his own because he was strong himself.
On the execution platform, Ace was anxious. He watched Oars Jr. being relentlessly bombarded, yet he could do nothing to help.
"I have to save Ace! Don't get in my way, or I'll be forced to deal with you!" Oars Jr. roared. He swung his gigantic machete, and with a single strike, flattened a large section of the ice wall separating the bay from the plaza. His massive feet stepped onto the plaza itself.
"The Devil Oars is on the plaza! Stop him!" The Marines yelled, panicking as they barraged Oars Jr. with cannonballs. He didn't bother to dodge. While the individual attacks didn't cause much harm, the cumulative damage was quickly adding up, and he couldn't take it forever. Fortunately, the Whitebeard Pirates were there to help, with some of them destroying the incoming shells.
Oars Jr. reached out a hand toward the execution platform, only to realize he still had a long way to go. He tried to move forward again but found that he couldn't.
"Heh heh heh heh! Hahahaha! Devil Oars, you can't get through here!" Doflamingo cackled, wiggling his right index and middle fingers. He was using his Devil Fruit power to control Oars Jr. Oars Jr. was still confused, not understanding what was happening.
Carl yelled out, "Doflamingo! That fake news you sent out about quitting the Warlords was exposed by Law! Don't think your subordinates are safe!"
Doflamingo was visibly startled, staring at Carl with a serious look. This young generation was truly arrogant, thinking they could threaten him just because they had a little strength.
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